Brett LaRoe, 1988-2009

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Fenton Funeral Chapel in Centralia. Officiating will be the Rev. Michael Jouret, pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Centralia.

He was born Dec. 11, 1988, in Columbia, the son of Russell Dean LaRoe Jr. and Melina Bley.

Brett was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Columbia.

He was employed with Midway Arms Inc. in Midway.

The family tribute: “Brett was the best son, grandson, brother and person anyone had a privilege to know. Brett always wore a smile on his face that could light up a room, melt a heart or instill trust in such a way that spoke volumes about his character. Brett loved to hunt and fish, spend time with his friends and, most of all, spend time with family. Brett always had the ability to make anyone laugh or smile. … He is loved and will be missed.”

Survivors include his mother, Melina Young, and husband David of Sturgeon; father Russell Dean LaRoe Jr. and wife Deanna of Clark; sister Miranda Frazier and husband Michael of Thompson; stepbrother Kyle Nichols of Harrisburg; stepsister Tricia Phillippe of Shelbina; grandparents Russell LaRoe Sr. of Sturgeon, Joyce and Roger Riney of Mexico, Mo., John and Kay Bley of Lakeland, Fla., and Jack and Gale Heibel of Columbia; other relatives; and many friends.